Franny and Zooey Summary

Franny and Zooey follows the conflicted and troubled minds of the youngest members of the Glass family, a sister and brother with an advanced education and intellect. Instead of helping them get through life, though, the siblings' elevated understanding of things leads to problems dealing with people not on the same intellectual level, which is almost everyone. Franny's negative views on virtually everything lead to a nervous breakdown while at college. Zooey is...

J. D. Salinger Biographies (7)

Biography EssayThe entire body of writing by which Jerome David Salinger wishes to be known is contained in four small books—one novel and thirteen short stories. All of these were published in ...
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Best known for his controversial novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), J. D. Salinger (born 1919) is recognized by critics and readers alike as one of the most popular and influential authors of Ameri...
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J. D. Salinger remains well known for a single novel: The Catcher in the Rye, which was hailed as "brilliant" upon its publication in 1951. While several of the short short stories Salinger also wrote...
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J. D. Salinger was born on January 1, 1919, the second child and only son of a Jewish father, a prosperous importer of hams and cheeses and a Scotch-Irish mother. Very little is known about Salinger. ...
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The entire body of writing by which Jerome David Salinger wishes to be known is contained in four small books--one novel and thirteen short stories. All of these were published in the eleven-and-a-h...
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A few writers are so enveloped in their reputations that their work is virtually impossible to read without being distracted by their fame and their relation to the public. No one else has ever been k...
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Confronting another in an apparently unending series of collected essays about J. D. Salinger 's The Catcher in the Rye (1951), a British reviewer once asked with some asperity why nearly every Ameri...
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J. D. Salinger (1919-)
(Full name Jerome David Salinger) American novelist and short story writer.
Introduction
Among the most celebrated and enigmatic twentieth-century American writers, Salinger i...
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J. D. Salinger (1919-)
(Full name Jerome David Salinger) American novelist and short story writer.
Introduction
Among the most celebrated and enigmatic twentieth-century American writers, Salinger i...
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J. D. Salinger (1919-)
(Full name Jerome David Salinger) American novelist and short story writer.
Introduction
Among the most celebrated and enigmatic twentieth-century American writers, Salinger i...
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Jeff Martini
Mr. Luks
AP Literature and Composition
20 March 2005
A Rare Moment of Optimism in J.D. Salinger
After publishing The Catcher in the Rye in 1951 and Nine Stories in 1953, J.D. Saling...
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